In life, we are always chasing after things we want. It might be material or it might be a way of life, but in some way, shape or form we're chasing after something we desire. Take a step back or better yet take a step out of your life.... and look at it. What can you possibly need? What is it that you're chasing after? Will it be around 10 years from now... how about 20... or 30? Could it be possible that the thing that your so adamant about getting... is really small and insignificant? I'm not talking about fulfilling goals or dreams. I'm talking about who you were designed to be. A lot of careful thought and planning went into creating you. It breaks my heart when I see potential in someone and they decide to not take advantage of their strengths because they want something different they want to be someone different. They even disregard their own desires for something more glamorous. This morning I found myself thinking about my life and how I could be different. What if I different friends? What if I lived in a different place? What if I looked different? What if… what if…. What if…. And then it hit me. I was fantasizing about a life I don’t have or really want. It was almost a feeling of dissatisfaction of who I am. If I was created to teach, then why am I not teaching? Why am I not learning how to teach? If I was created to sing, then why am I not singing? Why am I not learning how to sing? If I was created to lead, then why am I not leading? Why am I not learning how to lead? If I was created to worship, then why am I not worshipping? Why am I not learning to worship? If I was created to learn, then why am I not learning? Am I jealous of a life that I don’t have? Am I not satisfied with the life that I do have? Why do I think it’s not enough when it is? How could I possibly want more when I have so much? What my motives? Why am I chasing after that certain something? So many times we decide that we’re settling for something less than great. Are we? Look around you. Look at your friends. Aren’t they beautiful? Aren’t they wonderful? How have they touched your life? How have they taught you? How have they loved you? They are beautiful. Look at your life. Isn’t it beautiful? Isn’t it wonderful? How have you touch others with your life? How have you learned? How have you loved? It is beautiful. However, whatever and whoever you were created to be… be satisfied. Be you. If you don’t succeed in anything else in life… succeed in being you. You won’t regret it. | 
